. >> john leonard?rd, in the news yesterday, he got kicked out of a party the night before. >> the at&t party. >> they caught him there in that hot pink t-mobile t-shirt. >> by the way, they have got what, four percent, five percent market share? >> they are making some aggressive steps to get there. the cost of the marketing that the ceo is bringing is helping them to do that and gained some attention. let's not forget, these are capital-intensive industries. companies that need to borrow a lot of money to build out the way they are looking to build out. >> all right, let's get to the roundup. we are very lucky, stories ahead of the open tomorrow. our special guest is with us and he is a comedian. >> yes. that is what he tells me -- what they tell me. >> business can be funny. being- the t-mobile ceo kicked out of the at&t party? >> that makes me want to buy t- mobile products right now, except according to you i am too affluent. are definitely a verizon customer. >> i had you pegged for at&t. [laughte

joining us by skype, john leonard, professor of mechanical engineering at m.i.t.nd an expert on connected cars. how, exactly, would this work? the alliance between google and the carmakers? they are basically trying to get android on the dashboard? >> it has been said to me that the dashboard is the fourth screen. if you have your laptop, your , thereion, your computer is this thing where you could view things in your car that you would normally view at your laptop or your desk. >> your favorite apps, the music you like to listen to, all in one place? like your phone on your dashboard? >> one of the key things is the data coming from the car, so potential for things like map information and the state of the car. there is the whole question of how this interfaces with the straka driving and perhaps self driving cars one day. it is clear that there are a lot of opportunities here to connect data sources from the car into the mobile infrastructure. >> speaking during this conversation, unfortunately i do not drive a tesla, so the mapping system is behind. trying to c